This month, we kicked off the new year in the AI in FE community with a session led by Rob Wraith, Head of Learning Technology and Digital Learning at Newcastle College Group (NCG). Rob shared a practical look at how effective prompting can enhance outcomes for staff and learners, alongside a tour of some of […]
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An Agentic AI Primer
Contents 1. Introduction 2. An overview of agentic AI technology 2.1 When is an Agent not Agentic? 2.2 Agentic Mode in AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude 2.3 Agentic Browsers such as ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet 2.4 Microsoft Copilot and Agents 2.5 Agents working together 3. Impact of Agentic AI on Education 3.1 […]
The latest AI in Professional Services Community meeting brought together colleagues from across the sector to share their experiences of working with AI in their institutions. The discussion was wide-ranging, practical, and honest, focusing on the everyday realities of time pressures, governance barriers, skills development, and responsible experimentation. Across the conversation, a clear message emerged: […]
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January HE AI Community Meetup
Our January HE AI community meetup followed a lean-coffee format, with participants proposing and voting on topics they most wanted to explore. The discussion focused on how institutions are navigating artificial intelligence (AI) use in assessment, staff and student training, and emerging questions around feedback and AI literacy. Several themes stood out, reflecting ongoing sector […]
Last update: 8th January 2026 Initially published 7th March 2024 we have reviewed, added and updated the resources. We thought it would be useful to pull our resources together in a more structured way to support different stages of AI maturity. Our aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with […]
We wrapped up our final AI in FE community session of 2025 with an accessibility-focused session from Freya Bevan, Digital Learning Coach with AI focus at Gloucestershire College. Freya took us through how the college is exploring generative AI as a form of assistive technology to help bridge gaps in access and build independence and […]
The AI in research community is continuing to grow into a supportive network of people, sharing knowledge, conversations and experiences on AI across the sector. Our latest meet up again brought interesting discussion. particularly in relation to the REF (Research Excellence Framework), the ethical considerations of AI, institutional policies, and the challenges of integrating AI tools responsibly in research […]
The Jisc AI in Professional Services Community meeting, held on 17th December 2025, brought together colleagues from across the sector to reflect on where we are now with AI adoption – and where we need to go next. With AI tools becoming increasingly visible in everyday workflows, the discussion focused less on hype and more […]
Our December collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education High quality learning means developing and upskilling educators on the pedagogy of AI This post highlights that if universities want genuinely high-quality learning with AI in the mix, they should invest just as much in upskilling educators as they do in new tools. […]
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December HE AI Community Meetup
This community meetup brought together colleagues from across higher education to share live practice, frustrations, experiments and unresolved questions about using AI in teaching, learning and assessment. The discussion was wide-ranging, grounded in institutional experience, and focused firmly on what is happening now. What emerged was not a set of answers, but a shared picture […]